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By 1776 Washington had an army of 20,000 men. About one-third came from colonial militia groups, and two-thirds were regular army. The American Revolutionary War was fought from 1775 to 1783. It was also known as the American War of Independence. The Revolutionary War began with the confrontation between British troops and local militia at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, on 19 April 1775. Throughout the war, state troops and local militias supplemented the Continental (Federal) Army.
Forewarned by Paul Revere, American militiamen fought 800 British troops on April 19th, 1775. The battle broke out at Concord. Seventy-three British soldiers were killed and over 200 were wounded. The Americans lost 49 soldiers and suffered 39 wounded. This marked the beginning to Revolutionary War. Late on the night of April 18th, 1775 British troops departed Boston for Concord and Lexington in pursuit of Colonial arms. They crossed the bay by boat and began their march at 2 AM.